Aperture: Portrait Retouching

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8/29/2013

Portraits require a subtle hand when it comes to retouching, and Aperture's toolset is just the ticket for performing natural-looking enhancements. Derrick Story shows how to choose your best shots, assess the composition, and start the correction process. Learn how to smooth skin, brighten teeth and eyes, adjust the color of clothing and backgrounds, and add a vignette that draws more focus to your subject. Plus, get creative by converting your portrait to black and white, adding sepia toning, or brushing in effects.

Topics include:

Assessing your image

Retouching blemishes

Enhancing skin texture

Adding highlights to the hair

Adjusting clothing and backdrop color

Brightening and sharpening eyes

Converting to black and white

Skill Level Intermediate

1h 55m

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21,107

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- [Voiceover] Hi and thanks for joining yours truly,Derrick Story, while we explorePortrait Retouching with Aperture.The image editing tools in Apertureare far more powerful than many realize.When working on portraits,you have a professional set of adjustment toolsat your fingertipsthat allow you to get the most out of each image.A few of the techniques we'll look at includeenhancing and softening skin textures,adjusting clothing color for just the right look,changing backdrop hue and intensityto perfectly match the subject,highlighting hair color,brightening teeth.

We'll also explore black and white portraiture,color monochromes, and using plug-insto expand our creativity during post-production.So take your portraits to the next levelby joining me for Portrait Retouching with Aperture.